Shop Downtown for the
Holidays! 'Tis the season to start shopping and what better place to start than Downtown Fayetteville with the best in holiday shopping and dining! Store owners in mind so make plans this season to shop locally and support your independent businesses this season.
Remember, our locally owned independent stores and restaurants are the backbone of this community. If you shop this season downtown, outside of the mall and chain stores, those independent stores and restaurants give back 68 cents on the dollar to the community. Chain stores give 25 cents less than that and, if you shop online, nothing come back to Fayetteville and Cumberland County. Think of the good you will be doing by supporting your local shops and the fun you will be having at the same time.
Regarding some of that fun, the holiday spirit is alive and well downtown with plenty to see and do with the following events:
Nov. 23 - A Dickens Holiday (A feel-good, hometown favorite event!)
Nov. 23-Dec. 9 - A Christmas Carol at The Gilbert Theater
Nov. 24 - Small Business Saturday (Support your downtown small businesses!)
Dec. 9 - Candlelight Loft Tours Dec. 15 & 16 - Carriage Rides with Santa Dec. 15 - Ryan's Reindeer Run
Dec. 2 - Jingle Bell Jog Dec. 8 - Fayetteville Rotary Christmas Parade Dec. 8 - Picture with Santa at the Airborne and Special Operations Museum
poles and stores and restaurants putting out their best for the season. In the next Downtown Developments, a list will be added on this page to include all stores and restaurants with seasonal merchandise, holiday open houses, special offers and more. And don't forget gift
We will see you, your friends and family downtown! Get Into the Christmas
Spirit Downtown A Dickens Holiday A great way to spend the day after Thanksgiving, is shopping
in a time gone by downtown. Hot cider and gingerbread, Victorian carriage rides, carolers, a candlelight procession make this family friendly event a Fayetteville favorite. Events are all day from 1 to 9 p.m. with shops open and showcasing their holiday décor and gift items. For more information, visit www.theartscouncil.com.
Carriage Rides with Santa Good old Saint Nick is coming downtown to drive you through Historic Downtown Fayetteville
Calendar of Events
Nov. 23 - A Dickens Holiday, Arts Council and Downtown Alliance, www.theartscouncil.com
Dec. 1 - 2nd Annual Green Beret Jingle Jog Special Forces Association Chapter 100, www.sfa100.org
Dec. 2 - Holiday Jubilee at the 1897 Poe House, Museum of the Cape Fear, www.museumofthecapefear.ncdcr.gov
Dec. 4-6 - Downtown Storefront Studio at 100 Hay Street, Fayetteville Downtown Development, www.visitdowntownfayetteville.com
Until Jan. 6 - A Victorian Christmas, Museum of the Cape Fear, www.museumofthecapefear.ncdcr.gov
Downtown Farmer's Market every Wednesday and Saturday!
You are Invited to the
in a horse-drawn holiday carriage the weekend of Dec. 15 and 16. Rides depart from 222 Hay Street and each trip lasts around ten minutes. Tickets are only $5 for children and adults. This is the best way to see downtown, not to mention some incredible quality time with your loved ones! For more information, visit www.fayettevillealliance.com.
JAMI SHEPPARD McLAUGHLIN, Downtown Development Manager jmclaughlin@ci.fay.nc.us www.visitdowntownfayetteville.com www.facebook.com/downtownfayetteville
Make plans now to experience the charm of shopping in the heart of the City during the holidays with beautiful wreaths and lights adorned
The City of Fayetteville, North Carolina does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, age, national origin, religion, or disability in its employment opportunities, programs, services, or activities.
Downtown Storefront Studio! We will be hosting a three-day storefront studio Dec. 4-6 at 100 Hay Street (Self-Help building) as part of an effort to update the Downtown Renaissance Plan, which was the ten year plan that helped ignite much of the revitalization you see today. We need to hear from you to determine the next ten years! Do you want to see development towards the Cape Fear River? What about a further connection with Fayetteville State University or more housing downtown? These are all questions that could be asked as we garner public feedback to help guide downtown's future. All community members from the greater Fayetteville area including Fort Bragg will be encouraged to attend all three days. Studio hours will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. with evening opening houses for presentations beginning at 6 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday. For more info, contact Jami McLaughlin at 910-433-1599 or email at jmclaughlin@ci.fay.nc.us.
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